Loons beat Whitecaps 10-1 on Saturday

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COMSTOCK PARK – Already leading all of Minor League Baseball in walks, the Great Lakes Loons drew 11 more on Saturday in a 10-1 victory over the host West Michigan Whitecaps.

All nine Loons' starters reached base and eight of them tallied a hit. Romer Cuadrado and Miguel Vargas both had two hits, and three Whitecaps' errors led to seven unearned runs.Jeronimo Castro (1-0) went five shutout innings on just 60 pitches to become the first Loons' starter this year to earn a win. With the Loons' starters now having completed two rotations, they compiled a 1.52 ERA the second time through after a compiling a 4.86 ERA the first time through.

The offensive onslaught began in the first inning when the Loons jumped in front 2-0 against Whitecaps starter Gio Arriera. Arriera (L, 0-1) then allowed three more runs in the first of three different eight-batter innings for Great Lakes.